How can i get my password of my system preference account?

hi everyone!
i want to ask an unusul question...
actually for i was downloading the ox x mountain lion. and after few hours it totally got downloaded in my mac. and then it asks me to TYPE MY USER PASSWORD! as far as i can remember that i never put an password for my mac. i have just put my user name in it so that everyone can use it without typing the password. so, here is the Big Problem... im not able to install the ox x mountain lion in my mac as it requests to change some setting after i type the password...!!!
so whenever i want to change someting in my mac it asks me the user pass! so guys! wat am i supposed to do now??? i dont understand cuz i have never used mac b4!

You probably have your system set for what is called "automatic login", wherein no password is requied for the computer to completely boot to the lone administrator's desktop.
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